Folding bed-lounge leg



(No Model.)

I. HALF.

FOLDING BED LOUNGE LEG.

No. 389,299; Patented Sept. 11, 1888 f y c 0 li fl t, a 2 k 17 w 0 t C:1 C

ISAAC HALF, OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO.

FOLDING BED-LOUNGE LEG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,299, datedSeptember 11, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, ISAAC} HALF, a citizen of the United States, residingat Marysville, in the county of Union and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Folding Bed-Lounge Legs; and .Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to the let ters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in foldinglegs for furniture, and is intended more especially for folding sofas orsofa-bedsteads, and has for its object to provide a jointed folding legadapted to slide in a groove in the furniture out of the way, and whenpulled out drop down into position and be automatically locked in place;and to this end my invention consists in the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and more specificallypointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the leg and part of a sofa-bedstead,showing the leg in a position for supporting the bed-section of thesofa. Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1, partlyin section. Fig. Sis asection through a portion of the sofa, showing the leg folded and pushedback in the groove; and Figs. 4-, 5, and 6, detail views.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates the leg proper,provided at its bottom with two lugs, within which is journaled theshank of a caster. The upper end of the leg A terminates in an elongatedslot, (0, as more clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

B indicates a guide-block bifurcated at one end, and b a hinge-pin,which passes through the elongated slot in the leg A, by which the leg Aand the guide-block B are hinged together. The guideblock B is providedupon each side with a flange, 1/, for the purpose hereinafter described.

0 indicates a face-plate, consisting of a fiat plate or disk having acentral slot, 0, of the shape shown, to permit of the passage of the legA and its caster through it, and is pro vided with two vertical parallelribs, 0 c. The faceplate O is slightly beveled from its top to the upperextremity of the slot 0, as seen at c", for the purpose hereinafterdescribed.

The sofa is provided with a groove, D, of a size and length sufficientto contain the leg A and guide-block B, and said groove is provided atits bottom and on each side with rabbets d d, in which slide the flangesb b on the guide-block B.

In placing the leg upon the sofa the guideblock B is first slipped intothe groove and the face-plate Cslipped over the leg A and screwed uponthe front E of the sofa.

The operation of the device is as follows: When the sofa is to be foldedup, the leg is raised until it is in line with the guide-block B, andboth it and the said guide-block are pushed back within the groove D outof the way. \Vhen it is desired to employ the leg to support the sofaafter it has been unfolded, the leg A is pulled out until the flanges bb on the guide-block B strike the front E of the sofa, and the leg A isallowed to drop down to a right angle with the guide-block B and restupon the floor. The weight of the sofa will cause the hinge-pin b on theguide-block B to drop to the bottom of the elongated slot at the top ofthe leg A, and the beveled portion a of the face-plate C will exert awedgelike action upon the upper end of the leg A, drawing the leg intoclose contact with the face-plate, and firmly locking said leg inposition. When the leg is in this position, the ribs 0 c on thefaceplate will embrace the leg on each side and prevent anylateraldisplacement thereof.

In the drawings I have shown the elongated slot at the upper end of theleg A made by bifureating the upper end of said leg and bringing theends thereof together, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) and the inner member of saidbifurcated portion is made slightly wedge-shaped to assist in firmlylocking the leg in position; but it is manifest that the elongated slotmay be formed in any suitable manner.

From the above description it will be seen that it is merely necessaryto draw out the leg from the groove in the sofa and allow it to dropdown to a Vertical position, the weight of the sofa automaticallylocking the leg in having a central aperture, as shown, and proposition.vided with vertical ribs 0 a and beveled por- What I claim istion 0,substantially as described, and for the 1. The combination,with thelegAand guidepurpose specified. 5 block B, hinged together, of theface-plate O, In testimony whereofI affix my signature in [5 having acentral aperture, as shown, and propresence of two Witnesses.

vided with the vertical ribs 0 a, substantially ISAAC HALF. asdescribed, and for the purpose specified. WVitnesses:

2. The combination,with thelegAand guide- LEoNIDAs PIPER, IO block B,hinged together, of the face-plate 0, JAMES W. RoBINsoN.

